To the Rooftops

In the meantime, Hernan Migoya (with translation help from Eric Reynolds) was kind enough to pen an obituary of his friend Josep Maria Berenguer, the legendary editor and publisher of El Vibora and the La Cupula. Bernguer sounds like a rare kind of publishing raconteur, and Migoya's obit along with Eric's tribute, make me wish I'd met him. Meanwhile, Sean T. Collins has a review of Benjamin Marra's Night Business #4, concluding our Marra twofer, as promised yesterday by Tim.

In this in-depth interview, Mort Walker talks about growing up during the Great Depression, serving in the military, developing risque versions of his characters for overseas publishers, founding a comics art museum housed in a concrete castle, raising 10 kids, and much more. Continue reading →